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Cast

Yam Kim-Fai

Yam Kim-Fai

Yi Li

Pak Suet-Sin

Pak Suet-Sin

Huo

Leung Sing Poh

Leung Sing Poh

Chan Lap-Ban

Chan Lap-Ban

Pinmei Chen

Pinmei Chen

Cheung Sang

Cheung Sang

Cheung Sing-Fei

Cheung Sing-Fei

Chu Siu-Boh

Chu Siu-Boh

Fung Ming

Fung Ming

Heung Hoi

Heung Hoi

Cibo Liang

Cibo Liang

So Siu-Tong

So Siu-Tong

Bing-Yee Yam

Bing-Yee Yam

Ying Lai-Lei

Ying Lai-Lei

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Liang Tsi-Pak

Liang Tsi-Pak

The sinister official

Crew

Lee Tit

Lee Tit

Director

Suen Lun

Suen Lun

Cinematography

Hau Chan

Hau Chan

Musician

Ngai-Hong Chu

Ngai-Hong Chu

Musician

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

Writer

Nam Tam

Nam Tam

Editor

Tat Yim

Tat Yim

Continuity

Zhixing Liang

Zhixing Liang

Set Decoration

Fung Wah

Fung Wah

Musician

Bing-Kwong Chiu

Bing-Kwong Chiu

Story Editor

Xianxu Tang

Xianxu Tang

Writer

Yuet-Sang Wong

Yuet-Sang Wong

Music

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

Music

Jing-Ting Law

Jing-Ting Law

Musician

Nan Tan

Nan Tan

Editor

Siu-Wing Lau

Siu-Wing Lau

Musician

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

Script

Lin Hsiao-Lu

Lin Hsiao-Lu

Musician

Su Lin

Su Lin

Other

Ko Tak

Ko Tak

Propmaker

Long-Yin Lai

Long-Yin Lai

Musician

So Lee

So Lee

Musician

Che-See Wong

Che-See Wong

Musician

Chuen Man

Chuen Man

Musician

Ning Tam

Ning Tam

Continuity

Tong Hin-Jo

Tong Hin-Jo

Story

Hai-Chi Ho

Hai-Chi Ho

Musician

Leung Yue-Fong

Leung Yue-Fong

Musician

Qiuhua Pang

Qiuhua Pang

Assistant Director

Tsak Tong

Tsak Tong

Cinematography

Qiang Kong

Qiang Kong

Producer

Wing-Tong Gan

Wing-Tong Gan

Musician

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The Legend of Purple Hairpin

19590.0 / 10135 min
Music, Drama

Overview

An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play the story's lead lovers, and Lan Chi Pak, the sinister official who tries to break up the relationship. Leung Sing-po plays the pair's friend as well as the mysterious 'man in yellow' who exposes plans to separate the couple.